Kepis Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kepis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kepis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kepis (210) may also be a first name.

Kepis Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kepis Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kepis (Marathi: केपीस, Russian: Кэпис) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kepis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,580,327th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Kepis reside; 75 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 75 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 624,169th most widespread first name globally, held by 210 people.

It is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 194,136. In Papua New Guinea Kepis is primarily found in: Manus, where 50 percent are found, Western Highlands, where 26 percent are found and Jiwaka, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 21 percent are found and Latvia, where 2 percent are found.

Kepis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kepis has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keppis9173/
Kepish912/
Kiepis911/
Kepios911/
Keapis911/
Kephis911/
Kiepisz8312/
Kepaish831/
Kepisse831/
Keppist830/
Kapis801,297/
Kepes80862/
Kopis80510/
Cepis80145/
Kipis80104/
Kepiç80102/
Kypis804/
Köpis801/
Kepys801/
Kiepisch7722/
Koepisch7715/
Kappis73406/
Keepes73203/
Kopish73163/
Kipish73125/
Kaipis73119/
Kapish73116/
Kepese73103/
Keppes7395/
Kipisz7392/
Kapisz7387/
Chepis7363/
Kepets7354/
Keipes7347/
Kopisz7331/
Kopies7327/
Gkopis7323/
Kepesz7321/
Kapais7316/
Kepeas7313/
Khapis7312/
Kapeis7311/
Kepysh736/
Cepish733/
Kepesh733/
Kipise733/
Kephes732/
Cephis732/
Kippis732/
Kipeis731/
Kepyts731/
Kipios731/
Kepees731/
Kypais731/
Kopois731/
Kopijs731/
Kypisz731/
Kaypis731/
Kiepes731/
Kapies731/
Kaphis731/
Kipies731/
Ceppis730/
Koypish67669/
Koppies67196/
Kopisch67134/
Kapisch67110/
Koppeis6753/
Kappais6728/
Koipish6717/
Keppich6713/
Khaphis6712/
Cheppis677/
Kippist677/
Kippies675/
Chepais674/
Ceypish674/
Koppish673/
Khipish673/
Kipaish672/
Kipisch672/
Kappies672/
Kappish671/
Kiepees671/
Kiepeas671/
Cephais671/
Kopiesz671/
D'Kepes671/
Chepois671/
Keiphes670/
Keppeas670/

Kepis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kepis in the Marathi language
केपीसkepisa-
Kepis in the Russian language
Кэписkepis-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kepis
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